Missouri Ag Connection reports that Monsanto
has completed its purchase of Seminis, Inc., the world's largest producer of
fruit and vegetable seeds. Some proponents of organic and sustainable
agriculture have expressed concern about the purchase Seminis controls an
estimated 40 percent of the U.S. vegetable seed market and 20 percent of the
world market; its seeds are distributed through dozens of commercial and garden
seed catalogs, including Johnny’s, Fedco, and Territorial, which also serve
organic producers. Many farmers, as well as agricultural professionals , are
concerned that the purchase could lead to a decrease in varietal selection for
farmers and the potential acceleration of biotech applications in the vegetable
sector

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Organic Gardening? Here's a Simple Compost Bin
Plan.by
Chip Phelan

Making a
compost bin for your organic garden doesn't have to cost you a lot of money.
Check out this article with compost bin plans for your organic garden... made
with pallets! Compost tumblers might be quick but this method is cheap and it
works.

Compost is a dark, crumbly mixture of decomposed recycled organic matter. This could be comprised of kitchen scraps, grass clippings, leaves and other plant materials. Even a novice can make good quality compost. Like good cooking, composting is part science, part art.
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Share your
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space areas. Teaching your kids to grow their own food will benefit them and our
global community.
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Every year,
gardeners spend thousands of dollars on chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and
herbicides that are little more than a quick fix to gardening problems and
create long-term health hazards for everyone. What Linda is getting at here is
that organic gardening makes sense because when you garden organically you not
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Wish you could
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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control : A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals

An excellent handbook with entries for common fruits, flowering plants, vegetables, and trees. Each listing has information on disease and pest problems and tips on how to solve them without chemicals. Especially useful sections feature photos of garden insects and diseases.Buy This Book

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